Russian strikes on Kharkiv kill three, injure seven

Russian forces struck Kharkiv, with casualties reported in the city’s Shevchenkivskyi district. Ukrinform reports this, citing local authorities. “Two enemy strikes have been recorded in the city – one in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where reports of casualties are coming in. The second was in the Industrialnyi district. The consequences are being clarified,” Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Meanwhile, Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov reported that three people had been killed. Five people were injured and are receiving all necessary medical assistance. Later, Syniehubov reported that two more people had been injured in the Shevchenkivskyi district, bringing the total number of casualties to seven. All emergency services are working at the site of the attack. According to Syniehubov, the strike in the Industrialnyi district caused a fire. Read also: The Russians struck Rivne overnight, damaging civilian infrastructure As reported, in the evening of October 12, Russian forces launched missile strikes on two districts of Kharkiv. Four people were killed and 41 injured in the Kholodnohirskyi district.